T/M: Chocolate and anise upfront. Stodgy, chewy complexion, lightly carbonated. Super smooth and creamy, alcohol is incredibly masked. Some notes of vanilla, coffee and oak pop up throughout the sip. Singular on the palate...not very layered or complex, but highly quaffable.

This might not be the most memorable BA Stout, but wins big points for drinkability. Has to be one of the least boozy 10+% brew I've had.

First things first... there are many, many beers released with wax sealed caps, one of which is this beer. However, most beers wax seals are made from a nice, soft WAX that is easily peeled off. Not this beer, oh no. Figueroa decided to dip their bottles in some high impact witchcraft of a plastic that made for the most drawn out and frustrating bottle opening I have ever experienced. Seriously... Opening a bottle should not be that difficult!

Anyway, on to the important stuff. This beer looks great, spot on for an imperial stout. A deep dark brown compared to the usual colorless maw, viscous with a huge khaki head. Smell is good, but more subtle than I expected. Lots of oats and coffee, with a faint hit of green banana. Personally, I like a huge nose on beers like this, so I knocked a few points off. Taste is a frontal assault of delicious roasted malts and chocolate. Leaves some toasted notes and boozey warmth after each sip. Feel is mildly carbonated and smooth, but overall a bit thinner than I was expecting, and doesn't really coat the mouth and tongue like some other huge RISs or Oatmeal Stouts. Overall, there is some huge flavor here, and it is deceptively easy to drink. With no real boozey flavor or nose, that respectable 12% ABV can sneak up on you.

S- Deep dark chocolate, huge fresh coffee grounds, vanillia, and a touch of that tasty barrel presense in the nose. almost no alcohol

T- such a tasty stout. roasted coffee up front with a nice sweet vanilla/lightly browned marshmallow taste that that fades into a perfect balance of booz and barrel notes, then finishes with more roasted notes and a light coffee after taste.

M- Fuller side of medium, Coats the mouth nicely and again so tasty!

O- Very happy with this beer and hope Fig Mt. does more stuff like this.. gonna open the bottle I got very soon and gonna go pick up a few more as well.

Bottle schlepped back from CA by my brother, thanks Mike!
Pours a solid black color with a huge creamy tan head that persists forever. Aromas of chocolate and roast with some creamed coffee and molasses in there as well as some toasty raw graininess. I'm not finding very much barrel influence in the aroma. The flavor is sweet and rich with lots of chocolate and caramel. More creamed coffee and hints of dark fruits with some molasses or treacle and solid hits of earthy hops and alcohol. There's a faint bit of oxidation in there as well. Medium to thick body with a moderate level of carbonation and a creamy slick mouthfeel. This is a decent beer, but its big in abv and it shows. It would be nice to see what some age would do to this beer.